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Thursday Morning Thunder: Quiet Track – 1 Final Race at Oglethorpe Speedway Park

Oglethorpe

Photo Credit: Bryan Davis Keith, Frontstretch

POOLER, Ga. – Pulling off Route 80 to make the right turn into Oglethorpe Speedway Park, I stopped to snap a picture of the roadside track sign, which had a digital message board advertising the night’s “Final Race” event. So did three of the next four cars that made the same turn towards the racetrack. …

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Thursday Morning Thunder: 2021 Concludes with NASCAR, Grassroots 2,372 Miles Apart

NASCAR

(Photo: Bryan Davis Keith)

NASCAR’s Cup Series Championship Race in Arizona went green at approximately 3:34 p.m. ET on Sunday. On the other side of the country, 2,372 miles away in Swedesboro, N.J., I was standing in line to buy a pit pass at the Bridgeport Motorsports Park for the conclusion of the High Banks Classic at that time.  …

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Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 World Finals at Charlotte

World Finals

Photo Credit: World Racing Group via Jacy Norgaard

Brandon Sheppard, Matt Sheppard and Brad Sweet are crowned series champions as the World Finals at Charlotte cap the 2021 season for the World of Outlaws Late Model, Super DIRTcar and World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.

Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Prelude to the Finals at Cherokee

Cherokee

Photo Credit: World Racing Group

The Headline(s) An unlikely winner stymied Brandon Overton at Cherokee Speedway Tuesday night, while JR Motorsports’ newest prospect scored big money at Millbridge Speedway. Our Feature Spotlights 2021 National 100 Where: East Alabama Motor Speedway – Phenix City, Ala. (streamed on Flo Racing) Winner’s Purse: $20,000 Mark Whitener proved a potent opponent in the opening …

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Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil’s Bowl

Texas Outlaw Nationals

Photo Credit: World Racing Group

Logan Schuchart continued his 2021 trend of big-money wins on high-speed tracks, grabbing his third consecutive Texas Outlaw Nationals trophy at Devil’s Bowl, while Brad Sweet all but mathematically secured the 2021 World of Outlaws title.

Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Powell Family Memorial at All-Tech

Jimmy Owens

Photo Credit: World Racing Group via Jim DenHemer

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular Jimmy Owens put on a crate late model clinic, winning $26,000 in the Powell Family Memorial race at All-Tech Raceway Saturday and headlining a Southern invasion by national late-model drivers.

Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Flo Racing Night in America at Volunteer Speedway

Hawkeye 50

Photo Credit: World Racing Group via Jim DenHamer

Superman kept Yung Money at bay to become the first driver to win multiple races in the Flo Racing Night in America series, scoring the $10,000 win at Volunteer Speedway Wednesday night.

Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth

Peach State Classic

Photo Credit: World Racing Group via DirtVision

The Dirt Track World Championship is stolen by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year, while Stewart Friesen grabbed his second 200-lap modified win of the season at Port Royal.